The popular youtuber Jimmy Donaldson, widely known as Mrbeast, promised a $ 100,000 reward for information leading to the convictions of fraudsters who set out for his latest Charity project Team Water.
The fraudsters managed to cheat on Swedish entrepreneur Erik Bergman, founder of Great.com to lose $ 1.25 million through what now seems to be a sophisticated charity cryptoph.
Water Team Initiative
Mrbeast launched teamwater 1 August 2025 with an ambitious goal to increase $ 40 million to finance clean water projects in insufficiently operated regions. Bergman was among the first supporters and committed $ 1 million, a commitment that Mrbeast publicly recognized.
However, this demonstration of support has become the opening that fraudsters used.
Sophisticated
The fraudsters who performed as representatives of the water team lured Bergman with the promise of a trip to Africa to witness a water well that were built alongside celebrities and influencers. To strengthen the ruse, they pretend to be well -known characters, including Mark Rober and Adin Ross, and present themselves as crypto managers and investors.
They escalated fraud by introducing the supposed partnership of the cryptocurrency, even by using someone who goes to Mrbeast to promote a false token.
Bergman’s loss of $ 1.25 million
Bergman first invested $ 500,000, followed by another $ 750,000 after being convinced that they joined other rich donors and that the value of the token was growing.
His doubts grew when he noticed inconsistencies, such as the assumed American influencer using a British telephone number. The truth came out after a direct call with Mrbeast.
“It seemed like a blow in my stomach,” Bergman said.
Call for justice
Mrbeast condemned fraud and emphasized his determination to bear responsible responsible.
The aim of $ 100,000 is to encourage tips to trace the perpetrators.
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